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Subject: Re: How to detect OS type and version?
From: Bernd.Specht@gmx.com (Bernd Specht)
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"Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com> wrote in
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> "Stefan Bellon" <bellon@bauhaus-tec.com> wrote in message
> news:20051013225800.4e50bfa0@pscube.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de...
> Bernd Specht wrote:
> As I said before, once you figure out that you are running on Windows
> (some version), then dynamically load the GetVersionEx API function and
> get all of the version details.
> 
>                             Randy.

Is loading os-specific api function possible in a system independent way? 
How, I would like to know.

Bernd